Don Draper "#2" was not "wearing Don Draper #1's" old clothes. And there were several refrences to the fact that they did NOT fit.You can also see in the scene when he meets the car guys that the pants are rolled way up. The outfit belonged to a boyfriend of Anna that she had kicked out.

Please watch the show, it's only an hour and it goes by really fast...or maybe get somebody who does watch to check your column?

It is weird how what you know about someone's life effects the way you perceive how they look (and what they wear) which was definitely the case both with joan's outfit and with betty's nightgown.

If Roger were King Henry VIII, Mona were Catherine of Aragon, and Joan was Mary Boleyn, does my going as Anne Boleyn this Halloween count as Jane Siegel?

If only Jane were to meet the same fate as dear old Anne. Go back to Joan, Roger!

what i dont understand.... what exactly is Don running from? if you listen to him talk to Anna about Betty. he is smitten with the mere THOUGHT of Betty, of how she made him feel. her laugh, her smile. she made him something he never was as Dick Whitman. Why is he running from this? Don's only "commitment" in his life, was running from it. WHY?? Remember he tried in numerous episodes to run away with the beatnik girl (name?) and Rachel ( jewish girl). my other question.... what is the DEAL with Peggy and Pete?? how old is THEIR baby???? 3yrs.?? Will she ever tell him? she never even mentions it. not to no one. Not even her sister. Will this ever become an issue? I am way too addicted to this show!!

My girlfriend is going as Joan (wearing plum, no less). If I can find a decent suit I may be Don or Ken.

Amen flowerpower. I don't remember seeing Sally in the boots at all and I watched this episode twice.

RetroJoe, make sure she wears the bullet bra!

All I can say is thank goodness for TIVO, I have to keep cutting back and forth to get the subtlety of the episode. The time cuts are not well defined so I get lost quickly--if I were watching it directly and not TIVO'd I'd miss 90% of the plot.

Flowerpower and Emergygm...The reference to Sally wearing the riding boots is from the very first episode of the season, and the writer of the Fashion File had said after that episode that her favorite look was Sally wearing her mom's riding boots.

I didn't say anything about the boots. I was talking about Don's borrowed pants.

I liked Don/Dick in the plaids, almost workman-like clothes - thought he looked great in them! Relaxed, casual, and in the west and out of New York. Think it'd be great if he dressed that way in Ossining, but I suppose that's not east coast casual for executives, even at home.

For Anna, her casualness seemed like a precursor for the free-wheeling start of the California-dreamin' sixties (along with the tarot/mysticism talk). She seems like she could lead the way for Don in the sixties very, very easily.

By the way, I love Peggy's black and white large checked dress, 3/4 sleeves and the big black buttons. My favorite.

I do hope Peggy will get to wear more color as the sixties go on or would that be inappropriate for a career woman on the rise - otherwise she might dress too similar to the secretarial pool? Are Peggy's Sterling Cooper clothes and their color scheme to mimic the color wheel of the men's range of suit colors?

Will Peggy start to wear a little more jewelry (necklaces, earrings that are noticeable, maybe bracelets - tho when I was in business to much jewelry was considered unbusinesslike)?

I agree. Faran can you try watching the show? Sunday night, not too much going on...come on. This blog has been awful, I'm shocked AMC got someone with such disdain for the show to write it. I'm looking forward to next season's blog with a better author.

What is it about this show that is so addictive? We may not dress up for Halloween, but it is the theme of our tenth annual holiday party and everyone is expected to don (no pun intended) 1962 garb. I miss stressed out smokin Don - I hope he returns from Cali soon. The show lacks the tension with him in sunny California.

Just to correct flowerpower. I believe the author of this blog had it right when referring to Don's new clothes. They said..."he wore the clothes of the first Mrs. Draper's ex".... right, her EX as in ex-boyfriend not her dead husband.

When Don spoke of Betty, it made me think of "My Fair Lady". Her looks, her trace, her voice, her face....

When was the play? The movie was 1964.

I shall be Alice Cooper this Halloween.
No more, Mrs. Nice Gal!

Did anyone think that Anna Draper had a slight limp? It looked like she had some small difficulty walking. Just curious if anyone else thought the same.

I want to be Joan but I'm a brunette Portuguese girl--don't think it's going to work!

Love the show, disappointed with Fashion File though...are you sure you love fashion and Mad Men? It's a bit lackluster. The fashion, the hair, the make-up is so rich and period appropriate and perfectly captures the standing of each person, male or female. Pete's suit shirts are so Brooks Brothers, so buttoned up and prep while Don appears so natural and comfortable in his suits. Betty's voluminous skirts drape so elegantly, her riding outfits are impeccable.

I'm loving Peggy's transformation from frumpy bobbysoxer to chic business woman (but not too chic, she still looks like she's playing dressing a bit). Joan is pitch perfect in her figure conscious vibrantly hued sheath dresses that put her ample assets on display. The other ladies in the office look like drab little flowers next to her and that's the point--she's the queen bee. It's telling though how subserviant she seems next to Peggy now, particularly when Peggy was crowing to Don about landing the Popsicle account.

Best line of Episode 13 and I paraphrase due to faulty memory: "Besides her office and haircut, what else has been going on"? said by Don to Joan when he strolls back in to the office, 3 weeks later.

This show has it all--great actors, great set design, fabulous truth to the fashion and dialogue of the times. I'll be missing it much.

Hey Jude, I do believe Anna Draper had a slight limp. If I remember correctly, she alluded to that fact when she confronted Dick Whitman about using her husband's identity...something about how he (Don Draper) really wanted to marry her sister, who had no limp. It made me wonder if Anna had a twin sister, and why Don Draper married Anna instead of the sister he really wanted.

Hey, MadShrubbery!

I'm dressing as Anne Boleyn as well this Halloween! Thanks for the comparison to the four-some in the show. I entirely agree!

Not only does Faran not watch the show but the people posting don't read her blog! She says Anna's "ex's" (which would be her late husband. Boyfriends were not referred to as an ex then. Plus we don't know if he WAS a boyfriend.) pants FIT Don. Don mentions specifically that they were a size 36 or 38 inseam. Later he is walking with them rolled way up.

I'm new to this site and just rented all of season 1 to get caught up before this season finale. I'm definitely addicted. When will season 3 return?. I'd really like to see Don & Betty work things out...maybe Betty's character could be developed a little more. She is a stunning girl and her naivete adds to the character but she is so desperate for attention from her husband. I think Anna must have a limp from childhood polio. (At least that would be fitting the times.) I hope they don't make Don any slimier than they already have. Looks only go so far and maybe I've missed something but I don't understand why he can't confide in his wife?? jb

I just hope they keep the show in the early sixities. I love that fashion. If they go and for the JFK assassination then it gets into the turbulent flower child stuff and that is not as elegant. It's like the black and white Dick Van Dyke show and the early bewitched. They later shows were not as good. Does that make sense?

Here is some ideas for next season. That man that Peggy picked up in the bar looked like a young Don Draper. I would like to see Betty run into him at a restaurant while she is out with Don. So Don can worry a little bit. Maybe he stalks her a bit or they kind of like each other. Also I know Don is a cool cat but I would like to see him be a little more aggressive in the office, maybe yell at some underlings. How about one of the famous backyard bar-b-ques neighborhoods always had in the sixties with the kids running around. Someone always misbehaved. (adults). I really love the show and like to pick up on the details and then my co-workers discuss it on Monday. We all laughed when Don and Betty just threw their trash on the ground. And a small detail did anyone else notice that Betty uses paper bags for her trash? My Mom also did that. Oh and I cracked up with the little Draper girl was fixing Daddy the drinks. Only bad thing about the show is the season was too short. Does anyone else agree?

Peggy did not pick up any man in a bar, it was Betty.

I give up......

The first Mrs. Draper's limp was probably from childhood polio. My mom had a limp from one leg being shorter than the other.

Flowerpower,
Don't you prefer when people speak (or type) kindly to you? Nearly every one of your posts is rather unkind... It's nice that you have such attention to detail, but is it really that big of a deal if others don't? No need to give up, just don't stress so much. :o)

You are right! I am exasperated on THIS blog because people obviously don't watch the show, then write a completely off base blog about it or post silly comments. But if you think I'm the only one exasperated, read "Why is the Storyline of Peggy's Baby so Hard for Some People to Understand?" This show is really a work of art and I just hate to see it so trivialized.

But I do realize people in general have been dumbed down and they don't read, or pay attention too much anymore. We're just in a "post-literate society". Maybe Mad Men can be made into a video game.

Oh, Flowerpower, I'm afraid you missed my point. I understand that you are passionate, but just don't see the need for your posts (or anyone else's, for that matter) to be so snippy.
Personally, I would like to thank all of the writers for providing such great insight and enhancing my Mad Men experience even more.
Even when ALL of the details aren't 100% accurate, I still get a lot out of the blogs--don't you?